5537. chrématizó
Lexicon
chrématizó: to warn, to instruct, to reveal, to be called

Original Word: χρηματίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chrématizó
Pronunciation: khray-mat-ID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (khray-mat-id'-zo)
Definition: to warn, to instruct, to reveal, to be called
Meaning: (originally: I transact business), (a) act. of God: I warn; pass: I am warned by God (probably in response to an inquiry as to one's duty), (b) (I take a name from my public business, hence) I receive a name, am publicly called.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
instruct, reveal, warn

From chrema; to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of chraomai), i.e. Divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of chreia) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title -- be called, be admonished (warned) of God, reveal, speak.

see GREEK chrema

see GREEK chraomai

see GREEK chreia

HELPS Word-studies

5537 xrēmatízō (from xrēma, "a legal agreement for transacting business") – properly, to admonish on the basis of a valid standard (what has true worth); used of God admonishing (warning) people – based on what has real value to Him.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chréma
Definition
to transact business, to make answer
NASB Translation
called (2), directed (1), revealed (1), warned (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5537: χρηματίζω

χρηματίζω; future χρηματίσω (Romans 7:3 (cf. Buttmann, 37 (33)); in Greek writings everywhere the Attic χρηματιω, so too Jeremiah 32:16 (); Jeremiah 33:2 (); 1 aorist ἐχρηματισμα; perfect passive, κεχρηματισμαι; 1 aorist passive, ἐχρηματίσθην; (χρῆμα business); in prose writings from Herodotus down;

1. "to transact business, especially to manage public affairs; to advise or consult with one about public affairs; to make answer to those who ask advice, present inquiries or requests," etc.; used of judges, magistrates, rulers, kings. Hence, in some later Greek writings,

2. to give a response to those consulting an oracle (Diodorus 3, 6; 15, 10; Plutarch, mor., p. 435 c. (i. e. de defect. oracc. 46); several times in Lucian); hence, used of God in Josephus, Antiquities 5, 1, 14; 10, 1, 3; 11, 8, 4; universally, (dropping all reference to a previous consultation), to give a divine command or admonition, to teach from heaven ((Jeremiah 32:16 ())): with a dative of the person Job 40:3; passive followed by an infinitive (A. V. revealed etc.), Luke 2:26 (χρηματίζειν λόγους πρός τινα, Jeremiah 37:2 ()); passive, to be divinely commanded, admonished, instructed (R. V. warned of God), Matthew 2:12, 22; Acts 10:22; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 11:7 (this passive use is hardly found elsewhere except in Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 8; (11, 8, 4); cf. Buttmann, § 134, 4; (Winers Grammar, § 39, 1 a.)); to be the mouthpiece of divine revelations, to promulge the commands of God, (τίνι, Jeremiah 33:2 (); Jeremiah 36:23 (): of Moses, Hebrews 12:25 (R. V. warned).

3. to assume or take to oneself a name from one's public business (Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, others); universally, to receive a name or title, be called: Acts 11:26; Romans 7:3 (Josephus, Antiquities (8, 6, 2); 13, 11, 3; b. j. 2, 18, 7; (c. Apion. 2, 3, 1; Philo, quod deus immut. § 25 at the end; leg. ad Gaium § 43); Ἀντίοχον τόν Ἐπιφανῆ χρηματίζοντα, Diodorus in Müller's fragment vol. ii, p. 17, no. 21:4; Ἰάκωβον τόν χρηματισαντα ἀδελφόν τοῦ κυρίου, Acta Philippi at the beginning, p. 75; Tdf. edition; Ἰακώβου ... ὅν καί ἀδελφόν τοῦ Χριστοῦ χρηματίσαι οἱ Θειοι λόγοι περιέχουσιν, Eus. h. e. 7, 19; (cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word, 2)).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from χρῆμα (chrēma), meaning "a thing" or "matter," often related to business or affairs.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for χρηματίζω, similar concepts of divine communication can be found in Hebrew words such as נָבָא (naba, Strong's 5012), meaning "to prophesy," and דָּבַר (dabar, Strong's 1696), meaning "to speak" or "to declare," often used in the context of God speaking to His people. These terms reflect the broader biblical theme of God communicating His will and guidance to humanity.

Usage: • The term is used in the New Testament to describe divine communication or instruction, often through a vision or revelation.
• It can also refer to being called or designated by a particular name or title.

Context: Chrematizō appears in several New Testament passages, often indicating a form of divine communication or instruction. It is used to describe how God or an angel communicates a message or directive to individuals. For example, in Matthew 2:12, the Magi are "warned in a dream" not to return to Herod, illustrating a divine intervention through a dream. Similarly, in Acts 10:22, Cornelius is described as having been "divinely instructed" by a holy angel to send for Peter.
• The term also appears in contexts where individuals are given a specific name or title by divine decree. In Romans 7:3, the term is used to describe how a woman is "called" an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive, indicating a designation or naming based on a specific condition.
• In Hebrews 8:5, the term is used to describe how Moses was "warned" by God when he was about to construct the tabernacle, emphasizing the importance of following divine instructions precisely.
• The use of chrematizō underscores the belief in divine guidance and the importance of adhering to God's will as communicated through various means, whether dreams, visions, or direct messages.

Forms and Transliterations
εχρημάτισα εχρημάτισαν εχρημάτισε εχρηματισθη εχρηματίσθη ἐχρηματίσθη κεχρηματισμενον κεχρηματισμένον κεχρηματισται κεχρημάτισται χρηματιεί χρηματιείς χρηματίζει χρηματιζοντα χρηματίζοντα χρηματισαι χρηματίσαι χρημάτισαι χρηματισει χρηματίσει χρηματισθεις χρηματισθείς χρηματισθεὶς χρηματισθεντες χρηματισθέντες chrematisai chrematísai chrēmatisai chrēmatísai chrematisei chrematísei chrēmatisei chrēmatísei chrematistheis chrematistheìs chrēmatistheis chrēmatistheìs chrematisthentes chrematisthéntes chrēmatisthentes chrēmatisthéntes chrematizonta chrematízonta chrēmatizonta chrēmatízonta echrematisthe echrematísthe echrēmatisthē echrēmatísthē kechrematismenon kechrematisménon kechrēmatismenon kechrēmatisménon kechrematistai kechremátistai kechrēmatistai kechrēmátistai
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Matthew 2:12 V-APP-NMP
GRK: καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ' ὄναρ
NAS: And having been warned [by God] in a dream
KJV: And being warned of God in a dream
INT: And having been divinely warned in a dream

Matthew 2:22 V-APP-NMS
GRK: ἐκεῖ ἀπελθεῖν χρηματισθεὶς δὲ κατ'
NAS: Then after being warned [by God] in a dream,
KJV: notwithstanding, being warned of God in
INT: there to go having been divinely warned moreover in

Luke 2:26 V-RPM/P-NNS
GRK: ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ
NAS: And it had been revealed to him by the Holy
KJV: And it was revealed unto him by
INT: it was to him divinely revealed by the

Acts 10:22 V-AIP-3S
GRK: τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐχρηματίσθη ὑπὸ ἀγγέλου
NAS: of the Jews, was [divinely] directed by a holy
KJV: of the Jews, was warned from God by
INT: of the Jews was divinely instructed by angel

Acts 11:26 V-ANA
GRK: ὄχλον ἱκανόν χρηματίσαι τε πρώτως
NAS: were first called Christians
KJV: the disciples were called Christians
INT: a crowd large were called moreover first

Romans 7:3 V-FIA-3S
GRK: ἀνδρὸς μοιχαλὶς χρηματίσει ἐὰν γένηται
NAS: man, she shall be called an adulteress;
KJV: man, she shall be called an adulteress:
INT: husband an adulteress she will be called if she be

Hebrews 8:5 V-RIM/P-3S
GRK: ἐπουρανίων καθὼς κεχρημάτισται Μωυσῆς μέλλων
NAS: as Moses was warned [by God] when he was about
KJV: Moses was admonished of God when he was about
INT: heavenly places as was divinely instructed Moses being about

Hebrews 11:7 V-APP-NMS
GRK: Πίστει χρηματισθεὶς Νῶε περὶ
NAS: Noah, being warned [by God] about
KJV: Noah, being warned of God of
INT: By faith having been divinely instructed Noah concerning

Hebrews 12:25 V-PPA-AMS
GRK: παραιτησάμενοι τὸν χρηματίζοντα πολὺ μᾶλλον
NAS: when they refused him who warned [them] on earth,
KJV: who refused him that spake on
INT: having refused him who divinely instructed [them] much less

Strong's Greek 5537
9 Occurrences


χρηματίσαι — 1 Occ.
χρηματίσει — 1 Occ.
χρηματισθεὶς — 2 Occ.
χρηματισθέντες — 1 Occ.
χρηματίζοντα — 1 Occ.
ἐχρηματίσθη — 1 Occ.
κεχρηματισμένον — 1 Occ.
κεχρημάτισται — 1 Occ.















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